The 10th month of the lunar calendar is known throughout most of Japan as Kannazuki, or the “month of no gods.” During this time, Okuninushi, the kami (Shinto god) enshrined at the renowned Izumo Taisha shrine, summons myriad deities to decide the fate of ...

The Blue Danube is grayish-brown and, no, Viennese do not wear lederhosen. But beyond the cliches surrounding the Austrian capital, there are plenty of sights and experiences to enjoy in this city which — if it didn’t coin the word gemuetlichkeit (coziness), certainly lives ...

Perfect combination of burgers, beer Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills’ casual cafe and bar BeBu, on the 1st floor of the building, welcomes guests in its homey atmosphere with its wide range of grilled items, including beef, chicken and salmon. As the name suggests, BeBu ...

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New Hong Kong flights As part of its strategy for growth in 2015, Jetstar Japan announced plans to launch three new weekly flights from Osaka to Hong Kong from Feb. 28. Served by Airbus A320 aircraft, this marks the LCC’s first international route since ...

Sushi fans will probably know that cucumber rolls are known as kappamaki in Japanese. This is in honor of what is surely one of Japan’s strangest mythical creatures — the kappa. Although reptilian in appearance with webbed hands and feet, and shells on their ...

Skiers and snowboarders traveling to Utah this winter will find the same jagged mounting peaks looming just east of Salt Lake City and many familiar trails at the state’s 15 resorts. But they may also notice a few signs of the significant changes that ...

All the walking in the world does not, alas, burn off the binge-fests of food and drink that occur at year-end holidays. Anticipating this, I agree to a free trial lesson at a friend’s gym, which she claims offers a workout that’s fast, effective ...

For more than a century, cities around the world have compared themselves to Paris. Many claim to be the Paris of the East: Bucharest, Prague, Istanbul, Beirut and Shanghai to name a few. There’s also the Paris of North America (Montreal), the Paris of ...

Between the years 1924 and 1975, Mirei Shigemori (1896-1975) designed more than 180 gardens in Japan, an extraordinary creative output by any standard. If Shigemori was best known as a landscape designer, an artist in the placement of stones, it is worth noting that ...

Bountiful Thanksgiving lunch, dinner Patinastella, a restaurant offering modern American cuisine in Shibuya’s Kamiyamacho area, is offering a Thanksgiving menu for those who want to celebrate and enjoy Thanksgiving Day in Tokyo. From Nov. 27 to 30, for just four days, experienced executive chef ...

United Airlines has opened a new reception lobby at San Francisco International Airport for members of its Global Services program and a new check-in area for Premier members of its MileagePlus loyalty program. The reception lobby is geared toward customers traveling in United Global ...

The real world ends beyond a thick, black curtain. On the other side is one of Japan’s last remaining hihōkan (sex museum, literally “treasure palace”) in the faded resort town of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture — a strange, dimly lit space of questionable morals and ...